About Your Fete-Ish

THE CREATOR - Rachel Noel-Smith (May 2022 Atlanta Carnival- Madd Colors) 

 

ABOUT YOUR FETE-ISH

Born From Carnival. Made for the Bacchanal.

Your Fete-ish was created from one simple thought:

There has to be a better way to carry your essentials without covering up your Carnival costume.

In 2020, founder Rachel Noel-Smith was preparing to play mas for the first time at Trinidad Carnival with her three sisters. After spending time and money putting together the perfect costumes, there was one thing she absolutely did not want to do—throw a fanny pack over them.

So she created her own solution.

Rachel designed four unique bags for herself and her sisters that coordinated with their costumes while still giving them a secure place to carry the things every masquerader needs on the road: their phones, money, IDs and other small essentials.

They worked.

Actually, they worked so well that Rachel wore the same bag again for Miami Carnival in 2021. That was when an idea that started as a personal solution began turning into something much bigger.

THE BACCHANAL BAG™ WAS BORN

In March 2022, Rachel officially launched The Bacchanal Bag™ by Your Fete-ish, introducing it to masqueraders for Atlanta Carnival.

The mission was simple: create a functional, hands-free way for masqueraders to carry what they need without taking away from the costume they came to show off.

Within its first year, The Bacchanal Bag had already made its way beyond Atlanta to Carnival celebrations including Toronto, Notting Hill and, of course, back to where the idea began—Trinidad Carnival.

MORE THAN A BAG

Today, Your Fete-ish is growing beyond the original Bacchanal Bag into a Carnival and festival lifestyle brand created around one question:

What do you actually need to enjoy the road?

From Bacchanal Bags and custom feather designs to thigh bags, sling bags, only fans, and more, every product is created or selected with the Carnival experience in mind.

Because when you're on the road, you should be worried about one thing:

Having a damn good time.

Not where you're going to put your phone.

Not how you're going to carry your money.

And definitely not whether a fanny pack is covering your costume.

CREATED BY A MASQUERADER, FOR MASQUERADERS

Your Fete-ish understands Carnival because the brand was born from Carnival.

We understand the early mornings, the long hours on the road, the heat, the wet fetes, J'ouvert, Monday Wear, the feathers, the rhinestones—and the feeling of finally putting on the costume you've been waiting months to wear.

Our goal is to create products that make those experiences easier, more functional, and even more fun without sacrificing your look.

Whether you're playing mas, heading to a fete, traveling for Carnival, or simply repping your culture, we want Your Fete-ish to be part of the experience.

WHAT'S YOUR FETE-ISH?

What started with four handmade bags for four sisters has grown into something Rachel never imagined that first Carnival morning.

And we're just getting started.

No purse. No fanny pack. Just bacchanal.™

Welcome to Your Fete-ish.